West Coker Fen
Visiting West Coker Fen in early summer can feel like you have stepped back in time. These flower rich damp pastures are a remnant of an older landscape when farming was far less intensive. The…
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South West Coast 50 Challenge
A challenge event you can take on at your pace. The South West Coast 50 Challenge invites you to walk, jog or run a distance of
your choice, along a signed route, with free food and drink at regular rest stops, plus support including medics, marshals and
massage. Get the ‘Ultra Challenge’ support & hospitality all the way – helping you to push yourself further and achieve
something really special for Somerset Wildlife Trust.
your choice, along a signed route, with free food and drink at regular rest stops, plus support including medics, marshals and
massage. Get the ‘Ultra Challenge’ support & hospitality all the way – helping you to push yourself further and achieve
something really special for Somerset Wildlife Trust.
Grassland Management on the West Mendips
With breeding bird activity increasing, we’ve put away our chainsaws and brush cutters for the time being, and have instead been concentrating on infrastructure based work.
West Somerset working to become a plastic-free hotspot!
West Somerset is tackling the plastic pollution problem head-on. Watchet and Minehead have become the 130th and 131st areas in the UK to gain Plastic Free Community status, with Porlock Vale and…
National Highways and The Wildlife Trusts announce biodiversity boost across South West England
National Highways and The Wildlife Trusts have joined forces to launch a new £6 million Network for Nature programme that will improve habitats across the South West of England benefitting people…
Wild once more: pine martens return to the South West of England after 100-year absence
A pioneering conservation project has brought back pine martens to the South West of England for the first time in more than a century.*
Aller & Beer Woods
The wild woods of Aller and Beer not only provide a cool refuge to explore in the summer sun but also outstanding views across Aller Moor towards Kings Sedgemoor on the Somerset Levels.
LiveWest
A housing association with homes across the South West.
European otter
The sinuous otter is an excellent swimmer and can be seen hunting in wetlands, rivers and along the coast - try the west coast of Scotland, West Wales, the West Country or East Anglia for the best…
Pied flycatcher
The pied flycatcher is a summer visitor, migrating here from West Africa to breed. Look for this small, black-and-white bird in woodland, parks and gardens, mostly in the west of the UK.
Montagu's blenny
A small fish found on rocky shores in the south and west of Britain.
Tree lungwort
Look out for this large, leafy lichen on trees in ancient woodlands in the west of the UK.